Chinese tourists to Cambodia up nearly 79 pct in first 5 months

Phnom Penh — About 788,387 Chinese tourists had visited Cambodia in the first five months of 2018, up 78.7 percent compared to the same period last year, the Tourism Ministry’s latest report showed on Tuesday.

Chinese holidaymakers accounted for 30.4 percent of the 2.59 million international tourists visiting Cambodia during the January-May period this year, the report said, adding that China topped the chart among the top 10 international arrivals to the kingdom.